Physical Therapist and Strength Coach

Hi, I’m Liz — a Doctor of Physical Therapy, founder of Outdoor Women Strong, and a woman who has fought her way back to strength more than once.

For years, I struggled with hypermobility, lack of strength, and the aches that come with a busy life.
Even though I was a DPT and loved being outdoors, I found myself dealing with constant back and neck pain, feeling weaker than I wanted to be, and realizing that all the demands of life had slowly pushed my own strength to the bottom of the list.

But I wanted more for myself — not just to get out of pain, but to feel strong in my body again.
So I rebuilt my strength piece by piece, using the same principles I specialize in as a physical therapist:
✔ joint stability
✔ foundational strength
✔ progressive overload
✔ mobility that supports movement, not just stretches it

As I worked my way back, something powerful happened.
On the trails, on the water, and in the mountains, I kept meeting women who were feeling exactly like I had:
strong in spirit, motivated to be outside…
but held back by tightness, fatigue, old injuries, or simply not knowing how to train for the demands of their sport.

Mountain bikers who felt unstable on descents.
Kayakers with shoulder or back pain.
Hikers whose hips always tightened halfway up the climb.
Trail runners who loved the miles but not the soreness afterward.

So I started helping them — and together, we built something bigger.

That’s how Outdoor Women Strong was born.